Invalid-bed with commode attachment.



PATENTED JULY '7, 1908.

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INVALID BED WITH GOMMODB ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION TILED JUN 12. 1906.

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(VALID-BED WITH COMMODE ATTACHMENT.

As I Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed June 12, 1906. Serial No. 321,335.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that WILLIAM C. ltnnLY, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough oi Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Invalid-Bed with Commodc Attachment,

of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a very simple construction ofan invalid bed and commode attachment therefor, constituting a fixturerelatively to the bed and having vertical and lateral adjustment, andwherein the body is provided with head and foot telescopic sections, thecommode being located at the parting of saidscctions.

.A further-object of the invention'is to pro-- vide a simple arrangementof parts wherein the commode can be quickly elevated for use when thesections of the bed frame are separated, the commode at such time beingbrought practically to a position in aline-. ment with the upper facesof the mattress, the latter bein made in sections corresponding tothesectlons of the frame, and wherein also the commode may be quicklylowered to a position beneath the .frame of the bed,- which is itsnormal position, the frame of the bed at such time'being readil closed.

'It is a further purpose of t e invention to provide a rocking supportfor the commode, so that when in use the patient can automaticallyadjust it to obtain the most convenient or agreeable )osition,

Another purpose oi the invention is to rovide a maximum of movement forthe pmmode longitudinall of the bed, so that when not in use it can ecarried beyond the 40 point of connection between the two sections whenthe sections are closed, as for [example to a point below the centralsection ofithe bed frame.

Another urp ose of the invention is to provide a tub ular frame, andball bearings where one member of theframe telescopes "the other. v

' Another purpose of the invention is to provide a simple yet effectiveform of head rest and simple and convenient means for quickly andconveniently adjusting the head rest and looking it in adjustedposition, if locking device..emplo cd being of a spittingcharacterfsothat 1n one of its positions the .35 head rest may-beclevatedto a position sub stantially at right angles to the frame, ofthe bed, so as to support the body ofthe patient, at which time the headrest can not be forced rearward, and in another position of the lock-Qwithout disturbing the patient, and furthermore to so construct theentirebed that it may at a mome'nts notice be converted .u.

use as. .operating table.

Another purpose of the invention is to p10- suspensory" devices forholding the limbs in required positions, and with attachments which willenable the patient to lift himself upward, or exercise to a'limitedextent while in the bed.

'The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims. Reference .is to be had to the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification in which similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all" .e figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of, the bed, the ections using separated,the commode be: ing shown in position for use and the head rest beingshown elevated with the table in position thereon; Fig.2 is a sideelevation;

of the bed with/its sections closed, the commode being in its normalor'lower position and the head rest being shown lowered; this view alsoshows the. application to the bed of means for bodily raislng thepatient; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bed closed, parts bcin broken awayto disclose the commons an its supporting and operating device Fig.4 isa transverse section taken practi ally on the line 44 of Fig. 2; Fig. 51s an enlarged longitudinal section through one of the telescopic siderails or members of the bed frame; Fig. 6 is' a transverse section takenpractically on the line 66 of Fig. 5 and drawn upon a still largerscale; and Fig. 7 is 7s vide means for the attachment to the bed of areconnected by a suitable and referably the a detail perspective view ofthe table attachment. for the head rest; 1

A represents the side pieces of the bed frame. These side pieces aretubular and are constructed in two sections, a forward section a and arear section a. The forward sections of the side pieces enter and slidein the rear sections a, as best shown in Fig. 5. The forward sectionsaof the side pieces are provided with fittings 10 in which the posts 11for the head ortion of the bed are properly secured, and the outer orfoot sections a of the said side pieces also terminate in fittings 12,which receive the posts 13 for the foot of the bed. The posts 11constitute a ortion of the head board and form the legs or the headportion of the bed,;and the osts 13 constitute a portion of the footboar and form the legs for the foot end of the bed.

The fittings 12 at the foot of the bed frame tubular cross bar 14, and asimilar ar is employed for a similar purposeat the head of board, andwhlch connects the upper ends of the foot posts 13, may be made in anysuitable or a proved manner, as may likewise the hea panel 16 connectingthe posts at the head of the bed. r

' The outer section a. of each side piece A of the bed frame is providedwith series of ball bearings 17, and these ball bearings 17, as is bestshown in Fi 6, are located in pockets 18 which extend entirely throughthe said sections a, so that the said balls have bearing against theouter face of the inner sections a, of the said side pieces A of theframe. The balls 17 are held in place by plates 19, or theirequivalents, which may be termed cover plates, since they closethe outerends of the pockets 18; and these cover plates 19 are secured in placeby screws'or equivalent fastening devices. The plates may be of anysuitable size, for example, one plate may be of sufiicient size to covertwo or more pockets, or each pocket may be provided with an individualcover plate.

Straps 20 are located upon both the outer and the inner sections of theside pieces A of the frame, fitting closely thereto and being securedthereon many suitable or approved manner; and as shown in Fig. 7 theupper ortions of said straps 20 are enlarged and attened, and theseflattened portions of said straps 20 receive and have attached theretothe bottom member B of the bed frame. This member B is in two sectionsdesignated as b and b, one section, the head section I), being carriedbythe members or sections'a of the side pieces, and the section b of thesaid bed bottom is carried by the foot members or sections a of the saidside pieces of the bed frame. Adjacent to the inner endof the footsection a of one of the side pieces A of the said bed frame a sleeve 2113 secured and enlar ement 26 produced in the said sle'.

bed. The panel 15 constituting the foot extends downwardly therefrornasbest shown in' Fig. 5; and the lower end of said sleeve 21' is providedwith astepped recess 2:?- as also shown in Fig. 5. A pin 23 slidesloosely in the sleeve 21 and extends throu'gh'the side mem ber a, of theframe to which the sleeve is ss' cured, and the inner end of the saidpin 23 is adapted to enter any one of a series of apes tures 24 producedin the inner member not the same side piece A of the frame. The pin 23isnormally held in position to enter any the recesses 24, or is he (1 mone of said rece by means of-a spring 25, located in a suitall and t epin 23 at its outer end is rovide with a head 27 preferably milled. ihis h 27 has sin-integral collar 28 corresponding recessed to therecessed. ortion 22 of sleeve. When the recesse portion 22 of the sleeve21 is fitted'snugly tothe recessed p0rtion of the collar 28, the pin 23will extend into the inner member a ofthe side iece A of the frame inconnection with whipii it open ates, and at such time the bed frame willbe locked in its adjusted osition; and when it is desired to.open or toc ose the bed, the pin 23 is drawn downward and is turned until thehigher portion of the recessed part of its col- -lar28 engages with thelonger lower portion of the sleeve 21. In this manner the pin will beheld out of engagement with the inner" member of the side section of thebed, perm'itting the foot section of the bed to be drawn out from thehead section, or be brought in close enga ement therewith so as tothoroughly close the bed. It is also evident that the bed may be openedto any desired extent within the limit of the members a of the sidepieces A of the frame. i 4

The mattress C is made in two sections,

practically correspondi'ng'in dimensions to the dimensions of theheadand foot'sec-r tions of the bed frame as illustrated in Fig. 2'; andasis best shownin Fig. 5, ad-- .jacent to the outer end of the footsection ofthe bed a plate 29 is secured to the under. face of themembers a of the side pieces A. Each of the said plates carriesa-horizontal arm 30 having a vertical socket member 31 integraltherewith or attached thereto, the arms 30 being pivotally connectedwith said plates 29 by a suitable pivot pin 32. At the rear of thepivoted portion of the arms 30 doWnWardly-extending pins are alsosecured to the said plates 29. W hen the arms 30 and accompanyingsockets 31 are carried out so as to stand at rightangles to the sidepieces of the body, as is shown Fi 2, the said'arms 30 engage with thethe side pieces A of the frame. Each 1 i (is (55 rearwardly-cxtendingsection of the bracket 34 is provided with a socket at its upperl 46. The shalt 52 is provided with hooks 53 central portion asis alsoshown in Fig. 2. The socket bands 34 and socket arms 30 are adapted tobe brought. into requisition to1 5 support devices for raising thepatient lrom the mattress in order to make up the bed or for otherobvious purposes.

upper surface as illustrated best in Fig. 3. The sleeves and the barconnected therewith are held in adjusted position by set screws 39passed through the sleeves toan engagement with the uprights. Theuprights 36 are prevented irom inclining in direction of the foot of thebed by chains 40, which are attached to the uprights and are connectedwith the side pieces A of the-frame through the me dium of eyes 41located on the fittings 10.

' An arched support 45 is .used in connection with'the socket members 31of the arms 30,

5 the vertical members 45 of said arched support being passed looselythrough said socket members 31 as is 'shown in Fig. 2; and the archedsupport 45 is held in adjusted position relatively to the bottom of thebed by means of collars 43 loosely mounted on the upright members 45,which collars are provided with set screws 44, and said collars when thearched support is in'position having bearing upon the upper faces of thearms 30, as clearly 35 shown in Fig. 2. v A horizontal bracket 42 iscarried from one side of the arched support adjacent to its upperportion as is shown in Fig. 3; and "a bracket 46 is likewise provided onthe oppos-' 4 ing'side member of the arched support adjacent to its top.The bracket 42 is a single bracket, Whereas the bracket 46 is what maybe termed a double bracket. The bracket 42 "extends toward the foot ofthe bed, and a 45 section of the brackehdfi likewise extends in thebracket 46 which extends in direction of the side of the bed, and theupper end ofthe said s iindle is rendered in] 'onal in order. h

that; a crank handle 48 maybe applied to turn the said spindle whennecessary, andv above the portion oi the bracket in which the saidspindle has bearing the spindle isenlargedandismilled,sothatsaidspindlemay be turned by hand when a lineadjustment is necessary.

vided with a worm 5t), and said worm engages with a worm wheel 5] on ashaft 52, which shaft is at. the rear of the arched support and isjournaled in a bracket 42 and the Uprights 30 l are located in thesockets 35 of the bands 34, l and each upright 36 is provided with asleeve 10 37 slidably mounted thereon.

are connected by a cross bar 38, which cross bar 38 is provided withhooks 38" upon its The sleeves Furthermore, that portion of co thespindle which is in the bracket is prol t l l corres uunling to thehooks 38 on the cross barItH.

A sheet 54 of canvas or like material is at lached at one end to theshalt 52 by means of its hooks 52;, and at its opposite end is attachedto the cross bar 23s by means of its hooks 38. This sheet normally lieson the mattress and the patient on the sheet, and

when it is desired to raise the patient it is simply necessary to turnthe spindle 47, whereupon the tool portion of the sheet 5 will be woundupon the shaft 52 and the said sheet may be drawn taut. and made tooccupy any desired position above the mattress. The sheet 54 need not bealways present, since the attachment just described may be applied tothe bed only when it isnecessary to elevate the patient for any purpose,as for example to ventilate and make up the bed.

The arched support 45 is prevented from inclining toward the head oi thebed by attaching chains55 to the brackets 42 and 46 and securing thesaid chains to the foot portion of the bed by means of eyes 56 carriedby the fittings 12 at the foot of the bed, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Opposite the inner end of the head section of the bottom B of the. bedframe, a collar or sleeve 57 is secured upon the head member aof eachside piece A, and each collar or sleeve 57 is provided with anupwardlyextending lug 58, and a horizontal shelf member 59 is carriedfrom the upper inner portion 'of'each collaror sleeve 57 as shown inFig. 3.

Each shelf member 59 is provided with apertures 60 and 6], adapted toreceive the lower ends of uprights forsupporting' a limb of a patient,or for holding straps or tor other purposes when'the bed is usedparticularly as an operating table, since it can be so used by drawingthe tto'ot section far enough away I from the head section to permit asurgeon to have ample space fo1,11ccessary movement; andat such time itmay be necessary to support the limbs of a patient. To that end theopenings 60 and 61 are provided to receive necessary supporting devices,which openings may be of greater or lesser number than shown. I

In connection with the head section of the bed I employ what 1 term a.head rest I), which device not only supports the head of a )atient, butalso acts as a support for the back. This device consists of a bow orsubstantially U-shapcd frame 62, the side members 62 whereof arepivotally attached to the lugs 58 extending from the sleeves or collars57 as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. A back is provided for the said frame,consisting preferably of a strip of canvas 62 of equivalent material,which is located within the said frame 62 and is provided with cye lets64, whereby the said back 63 maybe connected with the bow frame 62 bv iw ih head endsof the said members a as far as -elevated as far as may bedesired, or" carried see,

and around the frame as particularly shown in Fig. 3; but any otherapproved means may be employed for securing the back to the frame.

A rack 66, the teeth of which face downward, is secured to the underface ofeach head member a of each side piece Aof the bed frame; and thisrack extends from the may be desired in direction of the foot mem-- bersa. The said head members a of the side pieces A. of the frameareprovided with longitudinal horizontal flanges 68 at theirinner'faces, as shown in Fig. 4., and said flanges extend the length ofthe rack 66. These flanges 68 slidably receive the head portions 69 ofhangers 69 and each hanger 69 is provided with a horizontal bearing 7 Oat its lower end, in winch bearings the end portions of a shaft 71 arejournaled, the said shaft 71 extendin transversely of the head sectionof the bed frame as is likewise shown in Fig. 4.

The shaft 71 is provided with a pinion7 2 on the end portions of theshaft, which extend out beyond the bearings 70, and one end of the shaft71 is fitted to receives removable crank handle 73', whereby to turn thesaid shaft, as also shown in Fig. 4. The end portions of the shaft 71are pivot ally connected with the side members 62* of the bow frame 82of the head rest D by means of suitable links 74 shown best in Fig. 3. v

At that end of the shaft 71 to which the crank handle 73 is applied, apawl 75 is mounted to turn on the shaft, which pawl is provided with ahandle76 within easy reach of the operator. The said pawl is providedfurther with two opposing prongs c and 0, shown best in Fig. 1, andthese prongs are curved in an opposite direction and are likewise soshaped as to extend beneath the rack 66 adjacent to which it is located,whereas the body of the pawl is beyond the plane of the outer face ofthe rack, enabling the pawl to be reversed readily through the medium ofthe handle 76 to bring one or the other of the prongs 0, cl; intoengagement with the teeth of the rac When the prong c is in engagementwith the teeth of the rack as shown ihiliig. 1, arid the ,shaft 71 isturned, the headigest may be toward the foot to a desired anglerelatively to the frame of the bed, and the said paw? will absolutelyprevent the downward or head-ward movement of the said head rest.

from a substantially upri htto a lower position, the pawl 75 is reversedso to bring theprong c in engagement with the teeth 7 Fig. 7.

jnstrnent when the shaft 71'is turned the head rest will be carrieddownward in di-.

rection of the bottom of the bed and can not be forced in an upwarddirection. This shifting mechanism for the. head. rest is exceedinglysimple, it is oositive and effective and aoj stments of the head restcan be quickly and conveniently made, and so as not to cause discomfortto the patient while horizontal arms 78 are provided, which era tend indirection of the head of the bed or away from the front of the table.Une arm is provided with arecess79 in its inner edge, and the opposingarm 78 with a correspond-' ing recess 79 in its outer edge. Two otherarms 80 areprovided at the end portions of the table, extending downwardand rearward therefrom, or downward'a'nd in direction of the inner edge,of the table, and eachof the said latter-named arms 80 is provided witha horizontal. foot member 81, each foot mem her being provided atits-end with a recess 82. W hen applyin the table the recesses of thearms 78 are ma e to receive the side portions of the side members of thebowframe 62 of the head rest, while the recesses of the foot members 81of the arms 80 are made to receive and said foot members to bear uponwhat may be termed'the front faces of the aforesaid side 62 of thehead-rest frame; as

is shown in Fig. 1 and is likewise indicated in The head posts ll are.hollow and are adapted to receive angle arms 83, the horizontal memberswhereof extend in direction of the foot of the bed, so that the arms 83are free to turn in the said posts 11. At the end of the horizontalmember of each arm 83 a strap 84 is attached, which may be in the formof a loop, as is particularly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and by theassistance of these straps a patient may raise himself more or less, andin fact may in a measure exercise himself.

I desire it to be. understood that equivalents of the arms 83 may beapplied tov the bed at the shelves 59 for example, or at any other pointalong the line of the foot section of the bed, to enable the patient tointroduce his feet so to open the bed himself, when strong enough. withthe bed as described I employ a commodc E. This commode consists of theusual seat 85, which is suitably secured upon Furthermore in connectionof the adjacent rack 66, and under this adportion, as is shown at 87 inFigs. 1, 2 and 3,

1 portions of the inner members 92 of said "she of the bed, and saidchains are then 'Fig; 3; and at the opposite or handle end of t a vessel88, removable there rom.

bed, the said cross bar being secured to the .head posts .11 of the bedframe.

The sections 97 are preferably rectangular down upon eitherchain 101 thecommode or chains are carried upward and are passed Which is )ivoted atone end to one side porextendinglongitudinally thereof Thus it and thesaid body 86 is ada ted to receive Legs 89, extend down from the upperportion of the bod 86, and the said legs 89 are provided re erablywith-flanges 90 at their lower ends. The said commode 18 supported byhorizontal telescopic arms 6, which arms are intwo sections, an outersection 91 and an inner section 92, the inner section of eacharm be ingarranged to slide in the outer section 91, and the outer sections 91 ofthe said supportingarms e are ivotally'attached to a cross bar 92!,located below the frame of the The pivot pins of the said arms 6 aredesi nated as 93 and are indicated in Fig. 3. The inner end arms 6 aresupported by a cross bar 95, provided with an upper track rail 94, andthe said crossbar 95 is supported by hangers 96, which extend down fromthe band 57 as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

3 At the inner end of each of the inner members 92 of the arms e a headis formed, and each head is in two sections 97 and 97".

and form an intergal portion of or are fixedly attached to the'innerends of the said inner sections 92 of the arms e, and each section 97}?is connected with a section 97 by means of a hinge 98, the hinge beinglocated at the upper portion of the head as is shown in Figs. 2 and Ineach head section 97 an open-' ing is made, and in said opening a pulley99 is mounted to turn. Eac 1 head section 97 is provided with an eye100, and a chain 101 is asscd. from each eye 100 in direction of apassed through guides 102, preferably secured to the hangers 96, so thatby drawing may be carried to the right or to the left as may be desired.The cnnmode is adjustably supported by the said arms e through themediunrof tubes 103, which tubes extend down from thehead sections 97 ofthe arms 6, as is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The legs 89 pass downthrough the said tubes, having s iding-movement therein, the flanges 90of the logs limiting the upward movement of the commode as indicated inFig. 1. The said flanges 90 have attachedihereto a cord, cable or chain104, and these cords, cables o'vcrthp pulleys 99 in the head section ofthe supporting arms e and are connected in any suitable or approvedmanner to the lever 105 tion of ,t e bed. frame, as shown at 106 in thelever 105a pawl 107 is pivoted, adapted for engagement with a rack 108stationarily secured to the head portion of the bed and ,means forattaching said su ports to t 0 members of the bed, an ac ustable bar carwill be observed that by the movement of the lever 105 in one or theother direction, the commode maybe raised .and lowered after thesections of the bed'have been Furthermore, the

as to bring it into the most desira le posi-j tion.

The bed, as a whole, is exceedingly simple in its construction, isreadily understandable, and is ada )ted for both hospital and privatepur ,oses, eing not only a bed associated witi a commode, but as isstated the bed may be instantly converted into .a form for use as anoperating table, thus oft-times obviating the painful necessity ofremoving the paltlicnt from the bed to a regularoperating ta e.

In order that the supportin arms e for the commode E may have guidemovement as the commode is shifted transversely of the bed, groovedrollers 109 are slidably mounted upon the rear or foot members 92 of thesaid arms, and the said rollers 109 eng with the track 104 on as isshown in F i 3.

I desire it to e understood that when fractured limbs are to be treatedthe arched the transverse bar 95,

su ort 15 and its accom an in art are of PP P 3 $1 great service, as bytheir use a limb can be placed under any degree of tension and heldthus,- and any desired number of the said arched supports may be used,-and they may be placed at any convenient point on thebed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. In an invalid bed, the combination with the bottom section thereofand s ckets secured to the side pieces of the sa (1 bottom section, ofsupports fitted to said sockets, a spindle carried by one of said suports, provided with a worm and with a roughened surface above the worm,the said s indle being adapted to be turned by a crank iandle orb hand,a shaft carried by the support on whicfi the spindle is located, a wormwheel secui'ed to the said shaft, meshing with the worm in the saidspindle, a bar carried the op osing supports, and a sheet remova lyatt'ac ed to the said shaft and to the said bar, whereby to elevate thepatient when re uired.

2. In invalid beds, remova )le su side orts,

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ried by the supports at one end of the-bed, a shaft carried by the suports at the opposite end of the bed, a spind e carried by the samesupport, havin driving connection with the same shaft, and a sheetconnected with the said bar and with the said shaft, whereby to raiseand lower the said sheet to and from the bottom portion of the bed.

3. In invalid beds, removable suplports, means for attaching said suports to t e side members of the bed, an a justable bar carried by thesupports at one end of the bed, a shaft carried by the su ports at theopposite end of the bed, a spind e carried .by the same support, havindriving connection with the same shaft, a sheet connected with the saidbarandwith the said shaft, whereby to raise and lower the sheet to andfrom the bottom portion of the bed, and removable braces connected withthe said sup orts, and with the head and foot portions of the bottom ofthe bed frame.

" 4. In. an invalid bed, a bottom section having telescopic sidemembers, a commode supported beneath the bottom ofthe said bed, thesupports for the said commo'de being telescopic in themselves andpivotally connected with the frame of the bed, and means for raising andlowering the said commode,

-' whereby the commode has end movement provided with a downward]-extending tube, a commode provided wit legs extendin through andhavingfree movement in said tubes, an elevating devicefor the commode,connected with said legs, guides for the said elevating devices carriedby the said heads, a lever, for operating said devices, and lockingmeans for the lever.

6. In an invalid bed, a head rest pivotally connected with the sidepieces of the frame of the bed, racks secured to the under faces of thesaid side pieces of the bed, hangers slidable upon the side pieces ofthe bed frame, a shaft carried by said hangers, inions on the shaft foren agement with t e racks, link connections between the head rest andthe said shaft, and a double-faced pawfl for enagement with one of thesaid racks, reversi- I tions between the shafts and the head rest and apawl loosely mounted on the said shaft at one end, having 0p osingspurs, either of which s ms is adapted for engagement with the teet ofone of the racks to check the movement'ofthe head rest in either aforward or a rearward direction as required.

8. In a bed, the combination with the side ieces thereof provided withracks, a bow rame pivoted to the said side pieces, a back for the saidframe, which frame and back constitute a head rest, longitudinal flangesextending from the inner faces of the said side pieces, hangers mountedto slide on the said flanges, a shaft journaled in the said hangers,plinions on the said shaft for engage ment wi the teeth of the saidracksy-link connections between the side members of the bow frame andthe said shaft, and a pawl mounted to turn on the said shaft'at one end,having a forked extremity, providing op osing oppositel curved spurs,either of W ich can be broug t into active engagement with the teeth ofone of the racks.

9. In an invalid bed, a commode and supporting devices therefor, whichdevices are pivoted at the head section of the bed, the main supportinglmembers of the said supporting evices in direction of the length of thebed and latlgrail movement relatively to the sides of the e 10. In aninvalid bed a tubular frame, having telescoping side pieces, a lockingdevice for the-telescoping side pieces, an an ular arm mounted to. turnin each of the head posts of said frame, and straps pendent from thesaid arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to. this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM C. FEELY. Witnesses:

J. FRED. ACKER,

E. O. NIE soN.

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